The past one week has been a week of extreme highs and then lows for the BJP. Storming the left bastion in Tripura was a watershed moment in the history of the party. However, it was soon followed by its biggest ally in the south, the TDP, pulling out of the centre. On Road to 2019, we discuss the forming of unlikely alliances, the growing dissent among BJP allies and also ask if regional politics is going to be the way forward leading up to 2019.